Tom Scaife with Harewood Leader @ Great Yorkshire Show held in Malton 1950Tom Scaife with Harewood Leader @ Great Yorkshire Show held in Malton 1950
Tom Scaife with Harewood Leader @ Great Yorkshire Show held in Malton 1950

Retro pictures of the Great Yorkshire Show over the years

The 163rd Great Yorkshire Show returns to Harrogate on July 12-15 and is set to be a jam-packed four-day event with something for everyone.

The 163rd Great Yorkshire Show returns to Harrogate on July 12-15 and is set to be a jam-packed four-day event with something for everyone.

The show celebrates agriculture, food, farming and countryside, with traditional competitions and favourites as well as a host of new features for this year.

the GYS Stage, sponsored by Daniel Thwaites, will be unveiled for the first time ever.

The new addition is a chat show style feature, hosted by former ITV Calendar presenter Christine Talbot, with a different big-named farming star such as TV host Matt Baker MBE, Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen on stage each day, followed by a meet and greet.

Here we take a look back at previous years all the way back to 1950.

the GYS Stage, sponsored by Daniel Thwaites, will be unveiled for the first time ever.

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